Posts by Jason Campbell70

stormybadger8 said:Give me a break.😁
He wasn't exactly a superstar in his old teams until things got desperate or he started threatening to walk out because he didn't get his way...

Right now, he's the center of the universe at Ferrari. There’s zero chance he's going there to pull any nonsense—honestly, why would he even bother? He isn't that stupid.🤷

Exactly.

Considering the mistakes Ferrari makes that cost him wins and championships—and the absolute junk they give him to drive—he’s being incredibly patient.
Not a single sign of frustration, anger, or dissatisfaction with the crew... nothing. Not even a hint of negativity.

redheron12 said:I am not trolling about Alonso....Trolling is intentionally being obtuse just to derail a discussion, which isn't my goal at all. It's simply that I cannot wrap my head around a person who has disgraced every single team he's ever driven for through dishonest acts, cheating, lies, rigging, blackmail, and betrayal.......given how much that individual repulses me, I find myself being quite discrete and measured when discussing him—certainly more composed than those who, if they could, would be staring at his backside 👍

By the way... there is no identity crisis at McLaren; we might discuss a crisis in results, but certainly not an identity crisis. And if you knew anything about the McLaren mentality—or their fans—you wouldn't dream of calling a driver a "prince." Everyone knows who the true prince is in the United Kingdom 😁

I can say with certainty that I support "your way."
I won't get involved in who your "target" is; that choice is yours alone.

But I cannot agree with this last part.
To be honest, I couldn't care less about the portion of Alonso's career before his time at Ferrari... but in what way, and through what specific actions, did Fernando Alonso shame teams with "dishonest actions, cheating, lies, rigging, blackmail, and betrayal"?

stormybadger8 said:Anyway, enough about the people who clearly can't read what's right in front of them.☕
Later.👋

Oh, really?

stormybadger8 said:Others that came close were RB 2011, RB 2010, and
Brawn 2009, but none of them were even
remotely as close to that achievement as McLaren 2007 Quote : The Best F1 driver☕

stormybadger8 said:☕

😂
So harsh. 👍

stormybadger8 said:bye then👋

Brilliant. 👍

stormybadger8 said:Oh, absolutely. Just like how they were questioning the talent of Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, and Mika Häkkinen a few years back from that same group of people. 🤣
If there's smoke, there's a huge fire. 😁
Pure objectivity right here. 👍

"The McLaren 2007 Quote : The Best F1 driver was more dominant than the Red Bull RB 2011."

So much for "objectivity." 👍

Jerry Rogers6 said:Where exactly was this "most decorated" driver during the first half of last season—you know, back when everyone else was struggling with garbage cars too? And how did that first half of the season actually pan out?

And just for fun—throw Kimi instead of Max into the mix and let him chase Lewis around; I'd love to see how long he lasts before Lewis leaves him in the dust.

Short and sweet. 🙂

When people start questioning a driver's actual talent this much—after all those broken records and massive wins—it suggests there’s more going on than just "fan bias."
I mean, these kinds of debates aren't exactly exclusive to an American message board.

Where there's this much smoke, there's usually a hell of a fire.

Exactly.

It’s not just that the RB6 wasn't dominant; the RB7 wasn't anything special either.

Really. ☕

Besides, what happens when you put an average driver in a championship car? We saw it back in '09.
Same story from the season before, when Felipe Massa was separated from the title by mere hundreds of yards.
I mean, Felipe Massa.

Let me repeat myself:

nimblesurfer17 said:That was a fantastic race—really enjoyed watching that one!☕

The final showdown was quite the spectacle—even for those cars without DRS! Seeing the McLarens and Lewis-Mark battling it out like that—it really keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Huge congratulations to Jason Campbell70! Well deserved.

And of course, we can't forget about Kimi and Romain...🙏

Ferrari... honestly, where do we even begin? It’s such a rollercoaster—one minute you're riding high on pure adrenaline, and the next, you're left staring at the screen wondering how things went sideways so fast. I was chatting with a buddy of mine over coffee the other day about it, and he had the same sentiment—it's that classic mix of absolute brilliance and baffling decisions. They have all the ingredients for greatness, but sometimes it feels like they just can't quite find the right rhythm to pull it all together. Still, despite the headaches, I can't help but stay optimistic. There's just something about that scarlet livery that keeps me coming back for more!🤣

🤣

Hold on—how many times did he get slapped around by the actual contenders on track today? Four? Five?

The only thing worth noting was him getting past Lewis Hamilton, but let’s be honest—Lewis was struggling big time out there today...
The rest of the race was basically just watching him weave through cars that were significantly slower than the Ferrari...
Look, you guys might not want to hear it, but it's time to face reality: the Ferrari is a damn good car this year.

Can you actually, or can you not, list those "four or five times he got humiliated on track by relevant rivals"?

Can you, or can't you? ☕

EDIT - I suppose we won't be seeing an answer anytime soon.
So much for "admitting certain truths instead of just belittling and trash-talking opponents".

nimblesurfer17 said:Coming from the guy who practically invented using that exact same line...

US Forum..☕

Did you catch my serious tone? Good.

And I’m still waiting for that list of "four or five heavy hits taken from relevant opponents". ☕, obviously.

nimblesurfer17 said:I know it can be tough to admit certain things...☕

Just so we’re all on the same page—Alonso drove an incredible race, truly—but it wasn't exactly a massive leap over someone like, say, Verstappen, to justify this much hype and cheering..
By the end of the day, the only people left in his wake were the guys driving significantly slower cars..

Plus, he took quite a bit of a beating from Verstappen right at the start of the race, so..🤷

Either way, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be celebrating him quite this loudly..☕

Let me say it again for you—☕It doesn't add any weight to what you're saying. Does it? 🙂

Yes.Four or five relevant opponents? That's the question.".

forum.hr 😂

nimblesurfer17 said:That was a fantastic race—really enjoyed watching that one!☕

The final showdown was quite the spectacle—even for those cars without DRS! Seeing the McLarens and Lewis-Mark battling it out like that—it really keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Huge congratulations to Jason Campbell70! Well deserved.

And of course, we can't forget about Kimi and Romain...🙏

Ferrari... honestly, where do we even begin? It’s such a rollercoaster—one minute you're riding high on pure adrenaline, and the next, you're left staring at the screen wondering how things went sideways so fast. I was chatting with a buddy of mine over coffee the other day about it, and he had the same sentiment—it's that classic mix of absolute brilliance and baffling decisions. They have all the ingredients for greatness, but sometimes it feels like they just can't quite find the right rhythm to pull it all together. Still, despite the headaches, I can't help but stay optimistic. There's just something about that scarlet livery that keeps me coming back for more!🤣

🤣

Hold on—how many times did he get slapped around by the actual contenders on track today? Four? Five?

The only thing worth noting was him getting past Lewis Hamilton, but let’s be honest—Lewis was struggling big time out there today...
The rest of the race was basically just watching him weave through cars that were significantly slower than the Ferrari...
Look, you guys might not want to hear it, but it's time to face reality: the Ferrari is a damn good car this year.

Seventeen. ☕

It’s a damn shame about that broken DRS system. If it had worked, we could have actually watched some real racing for the remaining 50+ laps.
This is the second time in four races where Vettel has been able to breeze through without any resistance, and with Alonso’s crash, his lead is basically untouchable now.

A little too much luck for one guy, and just as much bad luck for the other.

Brian Campbell36 said:Ferrari is an absolute disaster... they look brilliant in qualifying, yet their race pace after a sustained period is nothing short of disappointing. 🙂

I feel compelled to extend my sincere congratulations to tbd for such boundless optimism regarding his idol Seb's inevitable victory. 🙏

It is time for Ferrari to finally look toward the future, especially now that Seb and Kimi have departed... meanwhile, the Maestro has plummeted from ninth straight into a brutal deep freeze of negative thirty degrees. 🤣

It’s down by 30 points. But honestly? I’m feeling better about this than I did last year when we were sitting at -10 after Bahrain. Is it progress? Maybe.

Raymond Anderson4 said:I’m sitting here listening to Jenson and Marshall right now... what a load of nonsense.
I honestly don't get why they're making such a public spectacle out of Sergio.
If they'd just take a look in the mirror and actually analyze his driving during the race, they'd see he was the one who forced Sergio off at turn 4.
Sergio had the pace to stay right on his bumper, but this guy just floored it straight into the apex and left Sergio to deal with the fallout.

The only thing that felt even remotely debatable was that incident between Webber and Rosberg, where Mark jerked the wheel and caught Nico off guard—to me, that felt a bit too aggressive.

I went through the transcript immediately after the interviews.
There's more to it, but the bottom line? Baton was acting like the biggest crybaby in the room. 🤮
And a liar, too, considering he's actually responsible for that collision when Perez clipped his rear right tire.

Not to mention, some of those statements were bad enough to land you in federal prison here in the States.

Yeah, things are about to get intense over at McLaren. 🍿

Finally heading out for a bike ride. 👋

PS - I'll let you know how fast the speed trap caught me. 😁

Just three more weeks until the next race.

stormybadger8 said:Penalties are just dumb in general... especially all that nonsense involving gearboxes and other garbage...
They should just let them race like they do in IndyCar or whatever, and only hand out penalties for actual bullshit—like when someone intentionally rams another driver off the track and it's crystal clear what happened.

As for DRS, personally, I think they should allow it anywhere on the track, just limit it by time—kind of like how KERS worked for a set duration per lap...
That way, every car on the track has it, and they can manage their usage to defend against an attack in a DRS zone...
Maybe keep that specific DRS zone where you get a 2 or 3-second boost if you're within a second of the guy in front.

Yes, that would certainly make things much easier to follow and control.

Susan Alvarez94 said:Regarding any potential penalty stemming from that incident, I believe the situation was far too ambiguous. In my view, whenever a scenario is this unclear, we should lean toward what Americans would call the presumption of innocence.
I was merely building upon certain arguments suggesting that Alonso deserved a penalty today. My apologies if that came across poorly. However, it seems to me that in cases like this, neither side possesses sufficient evidence to justify a sanction. As for post-race penalties, I find them to be utterly pointless. This is especially true regarding weather-related penalties that seem to have no bearing on the majority of the drivers. While adjusting the grid for the next race might make sense, I personally wouldn't go that far either. If an error actually occurred, then a drive-through, a stop-and-go, or even a black flag should suffice; anything else is unnecessary. What are the rest of your thoughts on the matter?

Apology accepted. 🙂

Nancy Scott5 said:I already told you what went down during the last race regarding this stuff.
What happened in Austin was just a bad call by the refs. It’d be pretty stupid to penalize anyone for it.

Not quite. If nothing happened in China during that situation, then it’s simply an official's mistake.
Everything else failed, but the officials didn't.
They waved the flags when they should have, where they should have, and for the reasons they should have.

We could talk about the light timing you mentioned earlier.
Do you want to go there?
I don't think it's necessary.

Susan Alvarez94 said:I am discussing Alonso’s penalty today, not Vettel’s from last time. In my view, Vettel shouldn't have been penalized back then either.

You've got it wrong.

stormybadger8 and I were actually debating whether Vettel was allowed to use DRS in Austin under the yellow flag.
He wasn't. Yet he used it.
The reason he—and those other seven drivers—didn't get flagged was due to those three specific "mitigating circumstances" already mentioned.

Nancy Scott5 said:So how did they even know the system was busted?

And here's another thing for you:
Stewards said there were mitigating circumstances, stating there had been a one-minute delay between the displaying of yellow flags until the notification that DRS had been de-activated.

Maybe by being notified before the race even started that there was an issue? 😍

http://www.fia.com/championship/fia-...nt-information
FIA COMMUNICATIONS -> Document No.35

Just click and read. ☕